disavowal

dis·a·vow  (ds-vou)

tr.v. dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows

To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

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[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]

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disa·vowa·ble adj.

disa·vowal n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

disavowal - denial of any connection with or knowledge of disclaimer denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" abjuration, recantation, retraction - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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disavowal

noun denial, rejection, contradiction, disclaimer, renunciation, retraction, repudiation, gainsaying (archaic or literary), recantation, abjuration a public disavowal of his beliefs

Translations

disavowal [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl] N

1. (= rejection) → abdicación f

2. (= denial) → desmentido m

disavowal [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl] n (= repudiation) [story, claim] → désaveu m

disavowal

n → Verleugnung f; (of one’s words) → Ableugnung f